Homeless People in Tent Cities How much do we think of the unfortunate? We live good, eat well, have clothes on our back, and have a roof over our heads but when have we ever stopped to think about the ones who do not have all of these things? Something needs to be done to help these people just like we have been blessed to be in our position. In the article “Camping for their Lives” the author, Scott Bransford talks about the homeless living in tents. This article is about homeless people struggling to survive and their horrid living conditions. A crisis like this will not just go away. Something needs to be done. These people need help and the author does a good job of telling the readers that.
The main points of this article is how the conflict of tent cities that have come up is so similar to that of the Great Depression, but Bransford stated that these “ramshackle neighborhoods” were part of the American cityscape long before the stock market nosedived”(par. 4). So these tent cities are unlikely to disappear when prosperity returns. Therefore the people of …show more content…
4) He also used emotional appeal like when he says “In these hard times, tent cities increasingly are the last province of hope for having a place of one’s_ own.” (par. 17) The author also uses an opinion like “Renting an apartment has become nothing more than a fancy daydream.” (par. 17). Bransford expresses his sympathy towards theses homeless people that are living in tent cities. Which the readers can also tell in his tone. The author’s tone was Sympathetic, Informative, Serious, Interested, and Statistical. He is being Informative when he said “It thrives in places like Fresno, where poverty is endemic and there is a wide gap between rich and poor.” In his vocabulary he also uses the word endemic for the reader to understand the enormity of this
The main points of this article is how the conflict of tent cities that have come up is so similar to that of the Great Depression, but Bransford stated that these “ramshackle neighborhoods” were part of the American cityscape long before the stock market nosedived”(par. 4). So these tent cities are unlikely to disappear when prosperity returns. Therefore the people of …show more content…
4) He also used emotional appeal like when he says “In these hard times, tent cities increasingly are the last province of hope for having a place of one’s_ own.” (par. 17) The author also uses an opinion like “Renting an apartment has become nothing more than a fancy daydream.” (par. 17). Bransford expresses his sympathy towards theses homeless people that are living in tent cities. Which the readers can also tell in his tone. The author’s tone was Sympathetic, Informative, Serious, Interested, and Statistical. He is being Informative when he said “It thrives in places like Fresno, where poverty is endemic and there is a wide gap between rich and poor.” In his vocabulary he also uses the word endemic for the reader to understand the enormity of this